April 28 2021

May Genealogy WorkshopsI never had much interest in genealogy Thenabout a year ago my sister-in-law dumped thefamilys genealogy e-records on me saying shewas tired of sorting through Kenneys and besidesI was a librarian so it was de facto my job

After ignoring Ancestry for a few months I dovein And I found it fascinating Not just learning about my family but learning abouthistory from an entirely new and personal perspective By the time I discovered thata great-great-great-great-great uncle had died in the Battle of White Plains--not farfrom the Library--I was hooked

Whether youre thinking about getting involved in genealogy or already haveexperience weve got two great workshops in May Be sure to sign up for the secondone to reserve a space

Getting the Most Out of Your Ancestrycom DNA Results Monday May 17th 700ndash800 pm Click here for the zoom link DNA test results offer so much more than just finding out your ethnicity percentageGain a greater understanding of how you inherit your DNA and the differencebetween your genetic family tree vs your genealogical family tree Find out how toanalyze DNA matches and explore the benefits of Ancestrycom ThrulinesPresented by Sarah Gutmann

A Rosenberg is a Rosen is a Rose How and Why Our Ancestors Changed their

Names Monday May 24th 700ndash800 pm Click here to register Registration is required Our immigrant ancestors came with baggageClothing photographs candlesticks recipeshellipand their names All were cherished reminders of

the ldquoOld Countryrdquo except the names which were sometimes readily jettisoned whenarriving in The Golden Land Through a series of stories the how when and why ofname changes will be explored There will be time for participants to share stories oftheir own family name changes and to find out how to learn what the name originallywas Presented by Alan Steinfeld

Take care

Brian Kenney Library Director bkenneywhiteplainslibraryorg

Sit Down amp Write Thursday April 29th

400-430 pm Set aside 30 minutes for some

creative writing time Each weekwell spend quiet time working on a

different writing prompt Thisprogram is intended for grades 4-8teens who would like to attend arewelcome to do so Click here for

the Zoom link

English Conversation Group Friday April 30th

200-300 pm ESL speakers come practice yourEnglish conversation skills in this

fun supportive virtual setting Feelfree to bring your own conversation

topics Click here for the ZoomLink

Understanding the Process ofBecoming a US Citizen

RESCHEDULED Tuesday May 4th

200-315 pm Community Relations Officer for the

NYC District Office of Citizenshipand Immigration Services Shyconia

Burden will discuss thenaturalization application process

Shyconia will cover what theeligibility requirements are before

you apply and how you may qualifyfor any exceptions and

accommodations She will answerany questions about citizenship and

the naturalization process Clickhere to register

5 Simple Spring CleaningShortcuts

Sunday May 2nd 200ndash300 pm

If spring cleaning is on your mindthen you wont want to miss this

virtual program Skip the two pageto-do list and learn the spring

cleaning shortcuts the pros useOrganizing humorist and bestsellingauthor Jamie Novak will share her

five shortcuts and guide you throughcrafting your own spring cleaning

cheat sheet Click here to register

May Gardening Events Spring is here and if you are

struggling with starting a gardenjoin us for one of our upcoming

events with Master Gardener JacquiBergonzi or Co-Founder of Fruition

Seeds Petra Page-Mann Click here for more information and

to register

Book Discussion Deacon King Kong Tuesday May 25th

700-830 pm Based on enthusiasm from thecommunity the Foundation is

hosting a pop-up book group nextmonth The discussion will be

moderated by Beth Kava Presidentof the White Plains Library

Foundation and Heather MillerExecutive Director of the Thomas HSlater Center Click here to register

Reminder A highlight from nextweekrsquos calendar is A Conversation

with James McBride on theevening of May 4th Therersquos a fewmore spots click here for details

May LibraryReads Here are the top ten books

published this month that librariansacross the country love

Around the WebFacts on Coronavirus

The most popular JampJ vaccine story on Facebook Aconspiracy theorist posted it

In war zones social media disinformation is costinglives

Imagine your ideal artistrsquos retreat in this breathtakingly beautiful forest library

New study looks at race and gender representation in award-winning childrenrsquosbooks

Photo of the Week

Left Spring has sprung byMary K

We want your photos In eachissue of This Week onMartine we feature onepatron submitted photo thatwas taken in White Plains Tosubmit your photography for achance to be featured visitour submission pageupload a photo and fill outour form with a shortdescription of the photo andyour name

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